NEC VERSA VXi, Service And Reference Manual

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2-36 System Configuration and Setup
The Full Disk Drive restore option deletes all files on the hard drive and
replaces them with the original factory installed files.
Only use the Full Disk Drive restore option if the preinstalled software is unusable.
Use the Product Recovery utility to perform a Full Disk Drive restore as follows:
1.
Check the Product Recovery CD title and make sure that it is the correct CD for the NEC
Versa computer and operating system.
2.
Put the CD into the CD-ROM drive tray, close the drive door, and reboot the system.
3.
Read the License Agreement screen that appears. Use the VersaGlide touchpad to position
the cursor on the Accept button. Left click to accept the agreement.
You have the option of accepting or declining the agreement. If you decline the agreement,
the recovery utility exits.
4.
In the NEC Product Recovery utility screen, use the VersaGlide touchpad to choose Full
Disk Drive to restore the hard disk drive to its original factory installed state.
5.
Read the Warning screen.
A warning displays indicating that the hard disk is about to be erased.
6.
Select Continue to perform a Full Disk Drive restore.
If you select Back, the recovery utility returns to the prior screen which has an exit option.
If you select Continue, a screen with progress bars displays and lets you know the progress
of the recovery.
Do not turn off or disturb the system during the recovery process.
7.
When the recovery process is complete, you are prompted to remove the CD from the
CD-ROM drive and reboot the system.
8.
Press Enter, click Reboot, or press Alt-R to reboot the system.
A series of hardware detection screens display, the system reboots and the Windows Setup
screen appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Windows.
You are required to reenter the Microsoft license number.